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    What has Stephen Hawking ACTUALLY contributed to Cosmology and modern science in general ?

    Question #17762. Asked by Fishcake. (Mar 29 02 10:17 PM)


    ajdale

    		He has certainly proved that people with his condition can live longer.

    Mar 29 02, 10:41 PM
    Senior Moments

    		Where do you start? http://www.usd.edu/phys/courses/phys300/gallery/clark/hawking.html will give you some info

    Mar 29 02, 10:43 PM
    Gnomon

    		Hawking, along with another scientist, I think it was Penrose, came up with the application of Quantum Mechanics to Black Holes. Among other things, this led to the realisation that matter that goes into Black Holes is not lost forever, because Black Holes give off radiation and can be considered to have a non-zero temperature. The temperature is inversely proportional to their size. Over a very long time (billions of times the length of the universe so far) they will evaporate, eventually disappearing in a flash that would be blinding if there were anyone left to see it.

    Mar 29 02, 11:20 PM

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